Academic Skills for IT Professionals

Course aim

To provide students with academic writing and research skills, information and academic literacies, and the ability to apply these within a professional context.

Course content

Database searching; internet searching; information literacy; referencing; paraphrasing; plagiarism; professional behaviour and ethics; academic behaviour and ethics; academic writing; professional writing; research ethics; career planning; career management.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 4 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 2 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Individual annotated bibliography, Individual career development: application for employment, small group review, individual reflection, Individual technical report: draft, peer review, final submission, Team conference paper: draft, peer review, final submission

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.